The 92160YC-X Switch gives you a comprehensive feature set with rich network telemetry to meet growing data center requirements. Programmability - Open APIs to manage the switch through remote-procedure calls (JavaScript Object Notation [JSON] or XML) over HTTP or HTTPS - Automated configuration through Linux shell scripts - Support for customer applications through a Linux container environment - Support for Puppet, Chef, and Ansible Real-Time Visibility and Telemetry - Cisco Tetration Analytics Platform support with built-in hardware sensors for rich traffic flow telemetry and line-rate data collection - Cisco Nexus Data Broker support for network traffic monitoring and analysis - Real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, for monitor traffic micro-bursts and application traffic patterns - Built-in EtherAnalyzer for monitoring and troubleshooting control-plane traffic Scalability - Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all ports - Line-rate virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) bridging and routing - Border Gateway Protocol Ethernet VPN (BGP EVPN) control plane for scalable multitenancy and host mobility - Segment routing for increased network scalability and virtualization Operational Efficiency - Nexus Fabric Manager support automates fabric configuration and management - Advanced reboot capabilities include hot and cold patching and fast-reboot capabilities - Power-on autoprovisioning (POAP) and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) provide touchless switch bootup and configuration to drastically reduce provisioning time - Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Python scripting help enable automation and remote operations in the data center Investment Protection - Support for 1-, 10-, 25-, 40-, and 100-Gb connectivity for migrating switching infrastructure to faster speeds